Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 12PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
N
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
197
226
264
336
323
445
311
232
207
139
112
34
33
22
42
50
23
24
22
21
22
23
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
N
25
N
30
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
5
S
5
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
1:32AM3.35m
2:03PM3.14m
2:03AM3.47m
2:34PM3.22m
2:34AM3.53m
3:05PM3.25m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.23m
7:50PM0.51m
8:17AM0.10m
8:22PM0.42m
8:49AM0.05m
8:56PM0.38m
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5:58
6:00
6:01
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8:16
8:14
8:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
12
10
10
9
9
7
7
8
8
9
9
11
10
10
11
11
10
12
14
14
14
13
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